Ashley DuVal

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 665 citations indexed

About

Ashley DuVal is a scholar working on Horticulture, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ashley DuVal has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 665 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Horticulture, 7 papers in Plant Science and 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Ashley DuVal's work include Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (7 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (3 papers) and Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis (3 papers). Ashley DuVal is often cited by papers focused on Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (7 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (3 papers) and Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis (3 papers). Ashley DuVal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Ashley DuVal's co-authors include Helen R. Jensen, Rachel S. Meyer, Peter R. Crane, Jennifer E. Schmidt, Juan Carlos Motamayor, Guiliana Mustiga, Stefan Royaert, Donald Livingstone, Salvador A. Gezan and José X. Chaparro and has published in prestigious journals such as New Phytologist, Frontiers in Plant Science and Taxon.

In The Last Decade

Ashley DuVal

15 papers receiving 641 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Patterns and processes in crop domestication: an historical review and quantitative analysis of 203 global food crops

2012 559 citations Rachel S. Meyer, Ashley DuVal et al. New Phytologist profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ashley DuVal United States	7	428	146	139	129	115	15	665
Philippe Cubry France	17	539 1.3×	83 0.6×	166 1.2×	262 2.0×	90 0.8×	42	869
Rafael Lira‐Saade Mexico	14	230 0.5×	132 0.9×	92 0.7×	137 1.1×	79 0.7×	33	456
Vivian Bernau United States	8	565 1.3×	121 0.8×	108 0.8×	153 1.2×	95 0.8×	11	754
Helen R. Jensen Canada	7	629 1.5×	149 1.0×	179 1.3×	142 1.1×	179 1.6×	8	897
Angélica Cibrián‐Jaramillo Mexico	17	428 1.0×	324 2.2×	235 1.7×	138 1.1×	75 0.7×	42	805
Géo Coppens D'Eeckenbrugge France	17	790 1.8×	265 1.8×	310 2.2×	95 0.7×	154 1.3×	71	1.2k
Paulo Maurício Ruas Brazil	21	911 2.1×	319 2.2×	316 2.3×	313 2.4×	69 0.6×	87	1.2k
Bénédicte Rhoné France	14	386 0.9×	77 0.5×	110 0.8×	312 2.4×	59 0.5×	21	605
Ange-Marie Risterucci France	12	629 1.5×	184 1.3×	265 1.9×	257 2.0×	130 1.1×	37	1.0k
María Ferriol Spain	15	895 2.1×	145 1.0×	264 1.9×	484 3.8×	92 0.8×	39	1.1k

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15 of 15 papers shown

DuVal, Ashley, et al.. (2025). Evidence of Graft Incompatibility and Rootstock Scion Interactions in Cacao. Horticulturae. 11(8). 899–899. 1 indexed citations

Schmidt, Jennifer E., et al.. (2023). Phyllosphere microbial diversity and specific taxa mediate within-cultivar resistance to Phytophthora palmivora in cacao. mSphere. 8(5). e0001323–e0001323. 4 indexed citations

Schmidt, Jennifer E., et al.. (2022). Impacts of Host Genotype and Grafting on Root, Rhizosphere, and Core Microbiomes in Theobroma cacao Seedlings. Phytobiomes Journal. 6(4). 331–341. 2 indexed citations

Schmidt, Jennifer E., Ashley DuVal, Marney E. Isaac, & Pierre Hohmann. (2022). At the roots of chocolate: understanding and optimizing the cacao root-associated microbiome for ecosystem services. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 42(2). 12 indexed citations

Schmidt, Jennifer E., et al.. (2021). Interactive and Dynamic Effects of Rootstock and Rhizobiome on Scion Nutrition in Cacao Seedlings. Frontiers in Agronomy. 3. 5 indexed citations

Mustiga, Guiliana, Joe Morrissey, J. Conrad Stack, et al.. (2019). Identification of Climate and Genetic Factors That Control Fat Content and Fatty Acid Composition of Theobroma cacao L. Beans. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 1159–1159. 19 indexed citations

DuVal, Ashley, Salvador A. Gezan, Guiliana Mustiga, et al.. (2017). Genetic Parameters and the Impact of Off-Types for Theobroma cacao L. in a Breeding Program in Brazil. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 2059–2059. 33 indexed citations

Nagata, Toshiyuki, Ashley DuVal, & Peter R. Crane. (2015). Engelbert Kaempfer, Genemon Imamura and the origin of the name Ginkgo. Taxon. 64(1). 131–136. 2 indexed citations

Jarvis, Charles E., Ashley DuVal, & Peter R. Crane. (2014). GARDENIA JASMINOIDES: A Traditional Chinese Dye Plant Becomes A Garden Ornamental in Europe. Curtis s Botanical Magazine. 31(1). 80–98. 5 indexed citations

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Nagata, Toshiyuki, Ashley DuVal, Hans Walter Lack, et al.. (2013). An Unusual Xylotheque with Plant Illustrations from Early Meiji Japan. Economic Botany. 67(2). 87–97. 6 indexed citations

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Crane, Peter R., Toshiyuki Nagata, Jin Murata, et al.. (2013). 773. GINKGO BILOBA – Connections with people and art across a thousand years. Curtis s Botanical Magazine. 30(3). 239–260. 2 indexed citations

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Crane, Peter R. & Ashley DuVal. (2013). 766. CERCIDIPHYLLUM MAGNIFICUM – Systematic placement and fossil history of Cercidiphyllum Siebold & Zuccarini. Curtis s Botanical Magazine. 30(3). 177–192. 1 indexed citations

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Nagata, Toshiyuki, et al.. (2013). PAULOWNIA TOMENTOSA: A Chinese plant in Japan. Curtis s Botanical Magazine. 30(3). 261–274. 7 indexed citations

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Crane, Peter R. & Ashley DuVal. (2013). 771. CYCLOCARYA PALIURUS. Curtis s Botanical Magazine. 30(3). 222–232. 7 indexed citations

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Meyer, Rachel S., Ashley DuVal, & Helen R. Jensen. (2012). Patterns and processes in crop domestication: an historical review and quantitative analysis of 203 global food crops. New Phytologist. 196(1). 29–48. 559 indexed citations breakdown →

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